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Bloom Girls Basketball

Chicago Heights · Illinois · 2026-27
Class 4ASouthland
Power
+40.1
Illinois rank
#46
of 681
4A rank
#31
of 144
2026-27
0-0

Bloom opens the 2026-27 season ranked #46 of 681 Illinois teams in the Cooper Predictor's Hardwood Model, and #31 in Class 4A. Preseason ratings carry last season's on-court results forward — this season's results take over once games tip off.

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Updated Nov 4, 2026 · ratings are calibrated within Illinois only, so they don't compare across states.

2026-27 Schedule & Predictions

DateOpponentResult / Pick
Dec 1vsThornridgePick posts game week
Dec 6vsFenwickPick posts game week
Dec 7vsRich TownshipPick posts game week
Dec 10atThorntonPick posts game week
Dec 12atEvanstonPick posts game week
Dec 14vsKankakeePick posts game week
Dec 15vsEvergreen ParkPick posts game week
Jan 7atThornwoodPick posts game week
Jan 11atCrete-MoneePick posts game week
Jan 14atThornridgePick posts game week
Jan 25atRich TownshipPick posts game week
Jan 28vsThorntonPick posts game week
Feb 1atKankakeePick posts game week
Feb 4vsThornwoodPick posts game week
Feb 8vsCrete-MoneePick posts game week

Picks are posted the week of each game and never changed after; the check marks grade them.

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Southland

Kankakee#142 · 0-0 · +24.6Crete-Monee#199 · 0-0 · +17.3Rich Township#366 · 0-0 · -1.1Thornwood#442 · 0-0 · -8.6Thornton#493 · 0-0 · -14.4Thornridge#504 · 0-0 · -15.8

Top 10 · Class 4A

Nazareth Academy#2 · 0-0 · +60.4Loyola Academy#3 · 0-0 · +58.0Waubonsie Valley#4 · 0-0 · +57.9Belleville East#6 · 0-0 · +52.1Benet Academy#7 · 0-0 · +51.3Alton#8 · 0-0 · +51.1Bolingbrook#10 · 0-0 · +48.4Prospect#11 · 0-0 · +48.2Fremd#12 · 0-0 · +48.1O'Fallon#14 · 0-0 · +47.4

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